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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009
These didn't come out quite right for me. they were yummy, but not very sweet. I think next time I will use brown suger instead of white.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.11 star rating.
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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009
I baked these as both cookies and bars/cake. Bake them as bars! As cookies, mine weren't bad - they spread out easily and are not as soft as the bars. I used 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp cloves - it was a good compromise and resulted in a tasty end result. I had half of the dough as cookies (~12 cookies) and put the other half in a 9 x 9 square pan for the bars. My figs were very ripe, and you could taste their sweetness. Overall, the cookies were quite sweet for a spice cookie. **UPDATE** Cookies are better several hours later - they soften up and taste better than the bars. So pick bars if you plan to eat them quickly, cookies if you plan for them to sit out for awhile. Best bet: do a mix, as I did.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.11 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009
I just made these and they are very good. I made them like the recipe except used pecans. Having never used fresh figs before, this is a yummy and easy way to use them up as they spoil quickly. I would mention that the dough is rather crumbly until you add the figs. Keep folding them and the nuts in until all the dough is moist. And, cook them till they are golden brown on top. One last thing, my figs were the green variety. I think I used more than 1 cup.
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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009
change 1/4 cinnamon & 1/4 cloves
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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009
I made these exactly as directed, but they were thin and flat not cake like. The flavor was OK, lots of cloves, probably won't bother making these again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.11 star rating.
Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009
Just made this recipe after co-worker bestowed a batch of fresh figs upon my spouse. TASTY Cookie and SO Easy! Made this recipe exactly as given. Pleasant surprise when I got 51 2-3 inch drop cookies out of it. 17 ripe figs equaled 1 cup chopped. Placing covered batter into fridge between baking batches helps firm up the dough. Batches baked in much less time than noted; got nicely browned cookies in 10-11 mins in 350 degree oven. I'll be making this again soon. THANKS Pat for this yummy recipe!
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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009
Not sure what I did differently, but mine were not cakey at all. In fact, they were very thin yet moist and chewy. I did add a half cup of choco chips and a half cup of raisins and subbed cinnamon for the cloves. Other than that all the ingredients were the same. They taste really great and my friend's uber-picky child loved them. Great way to sneak some nutritional value into a cookie via the figs.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009
SO GOOD! The spices are incredible tasting! The dough by itself was so good I couldn't stop eating it. Once I added the figs to the dough it was a little sticky and difficult to deal with, but the cookies turned out delicious and were very well received!
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009
Good, but very dry.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009
Quite Yummy These do come out of the oven nice and crispy, but turn very cakelike after they've cooled off. They also have to be stored separated with wax paper or something, otherwise they stick together in one big clump. I stored them in the refrigerator and popped them into the toaster oven whenever I wanted some. They crisped right up just like fresh!
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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009
Good cookies!~ My kids loved them with chocolate chips in them! We added 1 1/2 cups of CC. We used fresh figs from my mom's fig tree, peeled and smashed. I also put in 1 Tb of Cinnamon. I think 1 tp of Cinnamon would have been better. We also cut the clove to 1/4 tp. This recipe made about 2-3 dozen nice size cookies. Preheating the oven is very important and will affect the outcome of the thickness of these cookies. We heated our oven at 350 and cooked for 9 minutes.
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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009
Good, tasty recipe. I used dried figs ( I don't think it's possible to get fresh ones where I live!) and since they were dried, I had to add a little liquid to get the right consistency to form cookie balls. I like cookies shaped like balls and then watching them flatten out in the pan while they're baking. Though these didn't flatten out so much, perhaps because I used margarine instead of shortening(that's all I had on hand) and I didn't use a whole lot of that. Also, I halved the sugar and used brown instead of white, like I always do. I didn't find these cookies to be bland at all, like what other users said. They were good! :) Thanks.
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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008
These were okay....little dry like everyone said and lacking in flavour. I added some chocolate chips and my 3 year old loved them....
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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008
A co-worker had an abundance of fresh figs so I tried this recipe. Delicious! Everyone at work loved them.
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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008
Very disappointing. The batter was WAY too dry. I had to add a bit of liquid (my mother suggested milk) so that I could drop spoonfuls of the batter onto the cookie sheet. The finished cookies are kind of floppy and also rather bland, as others have mentioned. I definitely won't be making these again to use up some of the seemingly endless supply of figs our tree is producing.
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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2008
This is a good recipe. I changed it a little bit, because I was pressed for time - I made a bar cookie. If I make this again (if I ever have fresh figs again, I will), I would cut down the baking powder just a little bit to make a denser cookie. They turned out a little cakey for my tastes, but the flavour is good!
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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2008
I recently gave figs a try and then was given a bag of them. I couldn't eat them fast enough before they started to rot so I found this recipe and it was perfect! Soo yummy and easy! So if your kids won't eat fresh figs (which is the best way) I highly recommend these cookie!
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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2008
Yum! Good soft cookie. I substituted cinnamon for clove and used butter instead of shortening. It was almost like a chewy oatmeal cookie. Great use for fresh figs!
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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2008
I made these and they turned out yummy, I'll definitely make them again, but they weren't at all puffy and cake-like as the pictures and other reviews make them out to be. I didn't have cloves so I used nutmeg and vanilla, and I baked them for 12 minutes as the 15 minute batch came out overbaked.
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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2008
Very Yummmmmmmmmm!! Moist!! I added more than on cup of fresh figs!! I made it as cookies and a cakes. My family loved it. However, i couldnt eat it more am not that fond of figs!!!
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